A warm welcome to Hopelands

Head teacher’s welcome

Thank you for showing an interest in our school.

We are a small, happy school dedicated to enabling each child to achieve their full potential. We create a nurturing, supportive environment that will enable all children to become resilient, confident young people.

We believe in providing the ideal platform for the challenges in life that lie ahead.

Hopelands offers a supportive environment for furthering academic excellence. Each year an average of 80% of our pupils go on to one of our many excellent local Grammar Schools, while others regularly win scholarships in the independent sector. For a non-selective school, we believe that this says a great deal about the quality of our teaching and learning.

We keep our classes small – at an average of just 14 pupils per class – and have specialist subject teachers in a wide range of subjects. All our teachers get to know each child personally and make a positive contribution to their development.

Because not everyone is naturally a high academic achiever, we seek out the innate talents in each child; we provide additional assistance and encouragement where needed, and delight in helping them on their future path - whatever that might be.

Above all, we strive to instil in our children a love of learning that will stay with them for life. Visit our school, talk to our staff, our pupils or their parents, and you will see just why Hopelands is a very special and unique place where children thrive and love their school.

My daughter has thoroughly enjoyed her time at Hopelands – and our youngest now goes too. The children you meet there are rounded, polite, confident young people from such an early age – and that’s a fantastic start in life.

A huge relief,

Moving from state school where both of my children were coming home saying they were bored it has been a huge relief to find that they are now stimulated mentally and loving the diversity of opportunities that are presented,
Though the school has limited sports facilities, the teachers are incredibly resourceful. Our children have had so many more opportunities than they had in their much larger state school, where they were decidedly unfit. It is good practice that they are also taught how to do the correct stretching and warm up exercises prior to sport, which will be a good investment for the rest of their lives.

Thrived academically,

Not only has my daughter thrived academically, she has also been introduced to a love of sports which were not on offer at her previous school. I am certain that she will leave Hopelands with the life skills she needs to confidently enter secondary education.

Small class sizes,

The small class sizes and excellent teaching staff ensure that every child is known and is encouraged to fulfil his or her individual potential.

Teachers know your child,

Each teacher really takes the time to get to know your child and this manifests itself in confident, polite and happy children, of every ability.

Children get a good start,

If you want your child to have a good start in secondary school - be it grammar, private, or state - this school sets the building blocks very well indeed.

Above and beyond,

The school goes above and beyond with extra-curricular activities.

Children's best interests,

A school where the children’s best interests are at the heart of the ethos.

A happy place,

Happy, smiling children with a passion for learning.

2017 Leavers,

Below is a letter from the 2017 leavers to our Sports teacher here at Hopelands
THANK YOU so, so, so much you are the most amazing teacher and you have taught me so well. I didn't realise just how much of a brilliant teacher you were until I came here to my secondary school. None of the teachers are a spot on you, I hope you are proud of yourself. All three of us from Hopelands are getting involved in the sports teams and are in A team for netball, A / B team for hockey and have had an email about competing at an indoor athletics tournament. I am going to the Tewksbury Cross country event and that is from you doing all the cross country with us (those killer hills) has made me such a better runner! The running at our school you would be appalled at - we don't do any!! But because of you, I have been inspired to run at weekends - all because of you! I would like to thank you on behalf of all of the 2017 leavers and hope you carry on being AMAZING and as inspirational as you are!!

We are a small, happy school dedicated to enabling each child to achieve their full potential. Hopelands Preparatory School creates a nurturing, supportive environment where every child is encouraged to be the best they can.